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One in Three Mentally Ill Patients Return to Hospital Within a Year A study of mentally ill Canadian patients found that 37 percent re-entered the hospital within one year. Older adults, patients with personality disorders such as schizophrenia and people who had originally had a long-term stay were most likely to be readmi... Continue reading One in Three Mentally Ill Patients Return to Hospital Within a Year
Length of Inpatient Youth Mental Health Treatment Declines Dramatically The median inpatient hospital stay for youth receiving mental health treatment declined from 12.2 days to 4.5 days between 1990 and 2000. This decrease occurred in spite of increases in the diagnosis of serious psychiatric disorders and cases of self-injury... Continue reading Length of Inpatient Youth Mental Health Treatment Declines Dramatically |
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